- Keir Starmer resigns, with Andy Burnham confirming he’ll stand to replace him
- Arriving in London to be sworn in as the MP for Makerfield, Burnham refuses to be drawn on whether he thinks there should be a general election
- Former Health Secretary Wes Streeting says he’ll back Burnham‘s bid to become Labour leader and prime minister
- Streeting – who quit Starmer’s government last month – had previously said he would stand in any leadership race
- This contest appears to be over before it’s begun, writes the BBC’s Henry Zeffman
- Speaking outside No 10 earlier, the PM gave an emotional speech. He thanked his wife and said he wanted to be the “best dad I can to my beautiful children” – watch the speech in full
- What happens now? Starmer says he’ll remain as PM until Labour chooses a new leader, which will happen by the time “Parliament returns in September” or sooner if the party gets behind one candidate and there’s no contest
